The North Norfolk Railway’s 1940s weekend is to come to a close with a civilian parade through Sheringham town centre.

Other Sunday events include music, dancing and military vehicle displays in Holt and Sheringham, as well as a 1940s fashion show at St Andrew’s Church hall, Holt, and a beer festival at the Morley Club, on Cromer Road, Sheringham.

At Weybourne station, Poppy Line passengers were treated to an impromptu rendition of Daisy Daisy and the theme from Dad’s Army by Battle Pipes pipe band, who were on their way to perform at Holt and Sheringham.

The 1940s weekend at Weybourne station.
Photo: KAREN BETHELL

The Lincolnshire-based group, who appear at events all over the country, features three generations of pipers named Syndney Charles, the youngest of whom is aged just six.

Band member Sid Bell said the north Norfolk event was a highlight of the group’s calendar.

Six-year-old Battle Pipes band member Sydney Charles, who shares his name with his dad and grandad, both of whom also play in the group.
Photo: KAREN BETHELL

“There’s a really nice atmosphere, everybody gets dressed up and, because we all camp together in the area, it’s a lovely family event for us,” he said.

Other Weybourne attractions included dancing, a Naafi café, a display of vintage motorcycles, a 1940s shop and a display by re-enactment group Airborne Assault 1944, who brought along their French farmhouse complete with communications equipment and black cat on the roof.